7:45 a.m. update: Crowding on the Crosstown

Traffic bunches up on eastbound Crosstown approaching Hwy. 100. There is a stall on the right shoulder at Tracy Avenue. Plan on 15 minutes from Hwy. 169 over to 35W. Things also are slow from 28th Avenue over to Portland Avenue.

A new crash is blocking on 85th Avenue at Hwy. 169 in Brooklyn Park. There's also word of a wreck at 109th Avenue and Kentucky Av.

On southbound 35E, plan on 15 minutes from County Road 96 down to University Aveue.

Westbound 94 through Woodbury and the east side of St. Paul is moving nicely.

Look for some slowing on northbound Cedar Avenue at the Minnesota River Bridge. Ahead things loosen between 494 and Crosstown.

Traffic is tight on westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100.

The usual congestion is in place at the intersection of 694 and 35W.

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Two big players in the field of transportation advocacy, outreach, and programming will join forces. Transit for Livable Communities and St. Paul Smart Trips will become one organization starting Jan. 1, officials from both nonprofits announced Wednesday.

The intersection where two Mounds View High School students were killed in a car crash last week will be closed for about 30 minutes Monday afternoon to provide a safe place for people who wish to leave memorials.